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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Match-by-match lineups 7 Team facts 9 Legend 10

1 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Büchel 44, Hasler 47; 19/11/2018 GS-FT Liechtenstein - Armenia 2-2 Adamyan 9, Karapetyan 85 Pizzelli 30, 06/09/2018 GS-FT Armenia - Liechtenstein 2-1 Yerevan Barseghyan 76; S. Wolfinger 33

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Armenia ------2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 Liechtenstein ------2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 FIFA* Armenia ------Liechtenstein ------Friendlies Armenia ------Liechtenstein ------Total Armenia ------2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 Liechtenstein ------2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Squad list

Armenia Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers FC - Arsen Beglaryan 18/02/1993 26 Dnyapro - 0 0 0 0 Mogilev - Henri Avagyan 16/01/1996 23 Alashkert - 0 0 0 0 - Aram Airapetyan 22/11/1986 32 Banants - 2 0 0 0 Defenders - Artak Edigaryan 18/03/1990 29 Alashkert - 0 0 0 0 - Hovhannes Hambartsumyan 04/10/1990 28 Paralimni - 0 0 0 0 - Varazdat Haroyan 24/08/1992 26 Ural - 2 0 0 0 - Taron Voskanyan 22/02/1993 26 Alashkert - 0 0 0 0 - Hayk Ishkhanyan 24/06/1989 29 Lori - 0 0 0 0 - 07/07/1993 25 Gandzasar - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - 21/01/1989 30 Arsenal - 2 1 0 0 - 05/04/1988 31 Chaves - 2 0 0 0 - 25/11/1988 30 Pyunik - 1 0 0 0 - Rumyan Hovsepyan 13/11/1991 27 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 - 19/10/1987 31 Alashkert - 2 0 0 0 - 05/10/1992 26 Zhetysu - 2 0 0 0 - Aras Özbiliz 09/03/1990 29 Beşiktaş - 2 0 0 0 Ararat- - Armen Ambartsumyan 11/04/1994 25 - 0 0 0 0 Armenia - Edgar Babayan 28/10/1995 23 Hobro - 2 0 0 0 Ararat- - Petros Avetisyan 07/01/1996 23 - 1 0 0 0 Armenia - Erik Vardanyan 07/06/1998 21 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Tigran Barseghyan 22/09/1993 25 Kaysar - 1 0 0 0 - Artur Miranyan 27/12/1995 23 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 - Aleksandre Karapetyan 23/12/1987 31 Progrès - 2 0 0 0 Coach - Armen Gyulbudaghyants 19/12/1966 52 - 2 0 0 0

3 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan

Liechtenstein Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Lorenzo Lo Russo 08/07/1993 25 FC Linth 04 - 0 0 0 0 - Claudio Majer 23/03/1996 23 Eschen/Mauren - 0 0 0 0 - Thomas Hobi 20/06/1993 25 Hohenems - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Martin Rechsteiner 15/02/1989 30 Balzers - 1 0 0 0 - Daniel Brändle 23/01/1992 27 SV Pullach - 0 0 0 0 - Seyhan Yildiz 30/04/1989 30 Balzers - 1 0 0 0 - Max Göppel 31/08/1997 21 Vaduz - 2 0 0 0 - Andreas Malin 31/01/1994 25 Dornbirn - 1 0 0 0 - Alexander Marxer 04/04/1994 25 Ruggell - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Martin Büchel 19/02/1987 32 Zürich - 2 0 0 0 - 26/09/1984 34 Balzers - 2 0 0 0 - 04/05/1991 28 Chicago Fire - 2 0 0 0 - Sandro Wolfinger 24/08/1991 27 Eschen/Mauren - 2 0 0 0 - 03/02/1993 26 Vaduz - 2 0 0 0 - Aron Sele 02/09/1996 22 Vaduz - 2 0 0 0 - Dennis Salanovic 26/02/1996 23 Thun - 2 0 0 0 - Livio Meier 10/01/1998 21 Eschen/Mauren - 1 0 0 0 - Robin Gubser 17/04/1991 28 Eschen/Mauren - 1 0 0 0 - Jens Hofer 01/10/1997 21 Münsingen - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Marcel Büchel 18/03/1991 28 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 - Philipp Ospelt 07/10/1992 26 Eschen/Mauren - 0 0 0 0 - Simon Kühne 30/04/1994 25 Eschen/Mauren - 1 0 0 0 Rapperswil- - Yanik Frick 27/05/1998 21 - 0 0 0 0 Jona Coach - Helgi Kolvidsson 13/09/1971 47 - 2 0 0 0

4 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Head coach Armen Gyulbudaghyants Date of birth: 19 December 1966 Nationality: Armenian Playing career: Spartak Hoktemberyan, Lori, Banants, Homenetmen Lebanon Coaching career: Banants (twice), Armenia Under-19, Armenia U21, Pyunik (twice), Impuls, Alashkert, Gol Gahar (assistant), Padideh (assistant), Armenia • A powerful and creative midfielder, Gyulbudaghyants spent the early part of his career in the USSR lower leagues before joining Banants in 1992, finishing third in the league and winning the in the first post- independence season. He scored 17 goals in 61 appearances for the club before retiring aged 29 after suffering a knee injury that also restricted him to a single senior for Armenia. • Switched to coaching and in 2001 returned to Banants, combining his new role with gaining coaching qualifications. In 2007 he went to Moscow to study, becoming the first Armenian coach to acquire a UEFA Pro Licence. • His most successful spell followed at Pyunik between May 2007 and July 2008, players such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Gevorg Ghazaryan and Karlen Mkrtchyan breaking through and going on to become the backbone of the national side. • Gyulbudaghyants guided Pyunik to the 2007 league title and took Impuls to the Armenian Cup final four years later, his most notable coaching achievements; however, he also has a fine record in improving his sides' results and developing young players. • Stepped up to take charge of Armenia in October 2018 following the departure of Vardan Minasyan.

Helgi Kolvidsson Date of birth: 13 September 1971 Nationality: Icelandic Playing career: ÍK, HK, Pfullendorf (twice), Austria Lustenau, Mainz, Ulm, Kärnten Coaching career: Pfullendorf (twice), Austria Lustenau, Wiener Neustadt, Ried, Iceland (assistant), Liechtenstein • A defender who spent the majority of his career outside his native Iceland, Kolvidsson started out with local side ÍK, joining HK in 1991 after his first club folded. He moved to Germany in 1995, signing for Pfullendorf. • Switched to Austria Lustenau 12 months later, enjoying two years there before returning to Germany with Mainz and making 61 appearances over two seasons. He subsequently had a year at Ulm and then went back to Austria, joining Kärnten in 2001 before returning to Pfullendorf three years later. • Hung up his boots in 2007, ending a career that also brought 29 international caps – making Kolvidsson a rarity among Icelandic footballers in having represented his country without appearing in the national top division. • Appointed head coach at Pfullendorf in 2008, he stepped down to work as assistant to Walter Schneck while studying for his UEFA A licence, resuming control in 2010. Kolvidsson left for another former club, Austria Lustenau, the next year. • Spent 2014/15 in Vienna with Wiener Neustadt before a campaign in charge of Ried. Appointed Iceland assistant coach to Heimir Hallgrímsson in August 2016, he helped the team reach their first FIFA World Cup. After Hallgrímsson stepped down following Iceland's ensuing group stage elimination in Russia, Kolvidsson struck out on his own by succeeding Rene Pauritsch as Liechtenstein boss that December.

5 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Match officials

Referee Nikola Popov (BUL) Assistant referees Georgi Todorov (BUL) , Ivo Kolev (BUL) Fourth official Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL) UEFA Delegate Lennart Vestervall (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Salustia Chato Cipres (AND)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Nikola Popov 01/02/1983 0 32

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 10/11/2017 U21 QR Armenia Russia 1-2 Yerevan

6 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Match-by-match lineups Armenia

Final tournament - Qualifying round Group J Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Italy 10 10 0 0 37 4 30 Finland 10 6 0 4 16 10 18 10 4 2 4 12 14 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 4 1 5 20 17 13 Armenia 10 3 1 6 14 25 10 Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 2 31 2

(23/03/2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 Armenia Goals: 1-0 Krunić 33, 2-0 Milošević 80, 2-1 Mkhitaryan 90+3 (P) Armenia: Airapetyan, Haroyan, A. Grigoryan, Mkrtchyan, Calisir, Ghazaryan (81 Özbiliz), K. Hovhannisyan, Daghbashyan, Mkhitaryan, Karapetyan (67 Babayan), Adamyan (67 Briasco) (26/03/2019) Armenia 0-2 Finland Goals: 0-1 Jensen 14, 0-2 Soiri 78 Armenia: Airapetyan, Haroyan, A. Grigoryan, Calisir, Babayan (74 Avetisyan), Ghazaryan, K. Hovhannisyan, Briasco (59 Karapetyan), Daghbashyan, Mkhitaryan, Özbiliz (67 Barseghyan) (08/06/2019) Armenia-Liechtenstein (11/06/2019) Greece-Armenia (05/09/2019) Armenia-Italy (08/09/2019) Armenia-Bosnia and Herzegovina (12/10/2019) Liechtenstein-Armenia (15/10/2019) Finland-Armenia (15/11/2019) Armenia-Greece (18/11/2019) Italy-Armenia Liechtenstein

Final tournament - Qualifying round Group J Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Italy 10 10 0 0 37 4 30 Finland 10 6 0 4 16 10 18 Greece 10 4 2 4 12 14 14

7 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan

Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 4 1 5 20 17 13 Armenia 10 3 1 6 14 25 10 Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 2 31 2

(23/03/2019) Liechtenstein 0-2 Greece Goals: 0-1 Fortounis 45+1, 0-2 Donis 80 Liechtenstein: B. Büchel, Göppel, Kaufmann, Wieser, Salanovic, M. Büchel (67 Sele), Gubser (76 Yildiz), Hasler (86 Frick), S. Wolfinger, Rechsteiner, Polverino (26/03/2019) Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein Goals: 1-0 Sensi 17, 2-0 Verratti 32, 3-0 Quagliarella 35 (P) , 4-0 Quagliarella 45+3 (P) , 5-0 Kean 69, 6-0 Pavoletti 76 Liechtenstein: B. Büchel, Göppel, Kaufmann, Hofer, Sele (46 Malin), Kühne (68 Meier), Wieser, Salanovic (82 M. Büchel), Hasler, S. Wolfinger, Polverino (08/06/2019) Armenia-Liechtenstein (11/06/2019) Liechtenstein-Finland (05/09/2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Liechtenstein (08/09/2019) Greece-Liechtenstein (12/10/2019) Liechtenstein-Armenia (15/10/2019) Liechtenstein-Italy (15/11/2019) Finland-Liechtenstein (18/11/2019) Liechtenstein-Bosnia and Herzegovina

8 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Armenia History 2016 – did not qualify 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 4-0: Armenia v , 12/10/10 0-4: v Armenia, 06/09/11 Qualifying defeat 0-4: Armenia v Spain, 11/10/03 Overall appearances 47: 37: Roman Berezovski 25: Robert Arzumanyan 25: 24: Armen Shahgeldyan 23: Overall goals 7: Henrikh Mkhitaryan 5: Artur Petrosyan 5: Gevorg Ghazaryan 5: Marcos Pizzelli 4: Yura Movsisyan 4: Armen Shahgeldyan

UEFA European Championship records: Liechtenstein History 2016 – did not qualify 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 3-0: Liechtenstein v Iceland, 17/10/07 Qualifying loss 8-0: Portugal v Liechtenstein, 09/06/99 8-0: Portugal v Liechtenstein, 18/12/94 Overall appearances 51: 42: 35: 34: 33: 28: 27: Michael Stocklasa Overall goals 6: Mario Frick 2: Thomas Beck 2: Franz Burgmeier

9 Armenia - Liechtenstein Saturday 8 June 2019 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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